Thunderstorm Wind in HARPER, KANSAS
From 03-JUL-05 22:19:00 to 03-JUL-05 22:19:00 (CST)
Location: ATTICA
Magnitude: 70 MG
Property damage: 150K
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Four homes unroofed with damage to garages. Two downtown businesses sustained unspecified damage. (Narrative courtesy Central Region Significant Event Report.)

Thunderstorm Wind in SUMNER, KANSAS
From 03-JUL-05 22:53:00 to 03-JUL-05 22:53:00 (CST)
Location: MAYFIELD
Magnitude: 61 EG
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Downed 6-8 inch diameter limbs.

Thunderstorm Wind in HARPER, KANSAS
From 03-JUL-05 18:30:00 to 03-JUL-05 18:50:00 (CST)
Location: RUNNYMEDE
Magnitude: 52 EG
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Occurred for approximately 20 minutes. Damage?

Hail in HARPER, KANSAS
From 03-JUL-05 19:14:00 to 03-JUL-05 19:14:00 (CST)
Location: HARPER
Magnitude: 1.75 
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Hail diameter increasing.

Hail in SUMNER, KANSAS
From 03-JUL-05 19:22:00 to 03-JUL-05 19:22:00 (CST)
Location: BELLE PLAINE
Magnitude: 1.00 
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER

Occurred at 90th St. N./Highway 81 intersection.

Thunderstorm Wind in HARPER, KANSAS
From 03-JUL-05 19:50:00 to 03-JUL-05 19:50:00 (CST)
Location: ANTHONY
Magnitude: 61 EG
Property damage: 1K
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Outbuildings destroyed.

Thunderstorm Wind in HARPER, KANSAS
From 03-JUL-05 20:08:00 to 03-JUL-05 20:08:00 (CST)
Location: BLUFF CITY
Magnitude: 74 EG
Property damage: 100K
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Extensive roof damage, with some buldings completely unroofed. No details provided as to type and number of buildings victimized. Downed power lines and power poles with power severed across town. Outbuildings destroyed.

Thunderstorm Wind in HARPER, KANSAS
From 03-JUL-05 22:12:00 to 03-JUL-05 22:12:00 (CST)
Location: ATTICA
Magnitude: 59 MG
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

KSN Weatherlab.

Thunderstorm Wind in MONTGOMERY, KANSAS
From 04-JUL-05 01:00:00 to 04-JUL-05 01:00:00 (CST)
Location: COFFEYVILLE
Magnitude: 78 EG
Property damage: 35K
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Tree possessing 2.5 foot diameter trunk uprooted and fell onto house. House destroyed.

Thunderstorm Wind in HARPER, KANSAS
From 03-JUL-05 19:00:00 to 03-JUL-05 19:00:00 (CST)
Location: HARPER
Magnitude: 70 EG
Property damage: 15K
Reported by: OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY

Armory, one building, and one residence sustained roof damage. (Report and narrative courtesy Central Region Significant Event Report.)

Tornado in RENO, KANSAS
From 03-JUL-05 16:45:00 to 03-JUL-05 16:45:00 (CST)
Location: PRETTY PRAIRIE
Tornado F-scale: F1
Property damage: 60K
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

One house heavily damaged.

Thunderstorm Wind in COWLEY, KANSAS
From 03-JUL-05 23:30:00 to 03-JUL-05 23:30:00 (CST)
Location: WINFIELD
Magnitude: 56 EG
Property damage: 75K
Reported by: NEWSPAPER

Parked semi-truck blown on top of parked Honda Odyssey mini-van. (Narrative courtesy of Winfield Daily Courier.)

Thunderstorm Wind in SUMNER, KANSAS
From 03-JUL-05 23:07:00 to 03-JUL-05 23:07:00 (CST)
Location: WELLINGTON
Magnitude: 56 MG
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

KSN Weatherlab.

Flash Flood in RENO, KANSAS
From 04-JUL-05 00:28:00 to 04-JUL-05 03:30:00 (CST)
Location: HUTCHINSON
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Cow Creek overflowed, resulting in the closures of adjacent roads and highways.

Flash Flood in SEDGWICK, KANSAS
From 04-JUL-05 00:33:00 to 04-JUL-05 03:30:00 (CST)
Location: WEST PORTION
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Five roads barricaded, 3 in Northwest Sedgwick County, 2 in Southwest Sedgwick.

Flash Flood in HARPER, KANSAS
From 03-JUL-05 21:00:00 to 03-JUL-05 23:00:00 (CST)
Location: ANTHONY
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Family trapped in a car rescued near Anthony Lake.

Thunderstorm Wind in HARPER, KANSAS
From 03-JUL-05 21:10:00 to 03-JUL-05 21:10:00 (CST)
Location: BLUFF CITY
Magnitude: 78 EG
Property damage: 100K
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

KanOkla telephone building unroofed. An old school and an unspecified number of residences sustained broken windows. Downed power lines and power poles resulted in severed power across town. (Narrative courtesy Central Region Significant Event Report.)

Flash Flood in HARPER, KANSAS
From 03-JUL-05 21:30:00 to 04-JUL-05 01:00:00 (CST)
Location: ANTHONY
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO

Highway 44 barricaded.

Flash Flood in SEDGWICK, KANSAS
From 03-JUL-05 22:00:00 to 04-JUL-05 01:00:00 (CST)
Location: WICHITA
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Cars stalled along Pawnee Avenue (especially at Meridian intersection) as well as at Everett Street.

Thunderstorm Wind in KINGMAN, KANSAS
From 03-JUL-05 22:08:00 to 03-JUL-05 22:08:00 (CST)
Location: SPIVEY
Magnitude: 70 EG
Property damage: 1K
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Downed one power pole.

Thunderstorm Wind in RENO, KANSAS
From 03-JUL-05 17:30:00 to 03-JUL-05 17:35:00 (CST)
Location: PRETTY PRAIRIE
Magnitude: 70 EG
Property damage: 12.5M
Crop damage: 2M
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER

Report received approximately 3 hours after occurrence. Therefore, event times are estimates. Damage at Cheney Lake State Park was extensive, and included the marina, around 125 boats, 35 campers, and mobile homes. All 6 people injured by the severe thunderstorms required transport to Wichita hospitals. The extent/magnitude of their injuries was unknown as of this writing. The fatality resulted when the victim was trying out a newly acquired fishing boat. Missing since the severe thunderstorms reached Cheney Lake, his body was found on Tuesday, around 10 a.m., in shallow water near an east-side shore amongst downed cottonwoods. As of this report, it was unknown whether the cause of death was the result of drowning or trauma.Governor Sebelius issued a declaration of disaster emergency for Reno County. An estimated 2,500 farm dwellings and service buildings sustained damage totalling an estimated $2.5 million. Approximately 50 pieces of farm machinery and equipment were damaged or destroyed totalling an estimated $500,000 damage. An estimated 155,000 acres of farmland were considered a total loss. Crop losses, and their respective acreages: Wheat: 2,000; Corn: 15,000; Grain sorghum: 25,000; Soybeans: 10,000. Miscellaneous land damages due to erosion & gullying: 116,000. (Agricultural narrative courtesy of USDA Flash Situation Report.) The Wichita Eagle and Hutchinson News contributed greatly to this narrative.

Thunderstorm Wind in RENO, KANSAS
From 03-JUL-05 17:30:00 to 03-JUL-05 17:30:00 (CST)
Location: PRETTY PRAIRIE
Magnitude: 70 EG
Property damage: 50K
Reported by: NWS EMPLOYEE(OFF DUTY)

Mobile home leveled. Time of occurence is an estimation based on nearby events.

Thunderstorm Wind in RENO, KANSAS
From 03-JUL-05 17:30:00 to 03-JUL-05 17:30:00 (CST)
Location: HAVEN
Magnitude: 70 EG
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Damage?

Tornado in SEDGWICK, KANSAS
From 03-JUL-05 17:31:00 to 03-JUL-05 17:34:00 (CST)
Location: COLWICH
Tornado F-scale: F0
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Remained in the country.

Hail in RENO, KANSAS
From 03-JUL-05 16:00:00 to 03-JUL-05 16:00:00 (CST)
Location: PLEVNA
Magnitude: 1.75 
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Covered the ground.

Thunderstorm Wind in SEDGWICK, KANSAS
From 03-JUL-05 17:35:00 to 03-JUL-05 17:35:00 (CST)
Location: MT HOPE
Magnitude: 74 EG
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Damage?

Thunderstorm Wind in SEDGWICK, KANSAS
From 03-JUL-05 17:46:00 to 03-JUL-05 17:46:00 (CST)
Location: CHENEY
Magnitude: 65 EG
Property damage: 10K
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Metal grain storage building damaged.

Thunderstorm Wind in RENO, KANSAS
From 03-JUL-05 16:50:00 to 03-JUL-05 16:50:00 (CST)
Location: HAVEN
Magnitude: 61 EG
Property damage: 1K
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Unspecified roof damage.

Thunderstorm Wind in MARION, KANSAS
From 03-JUL-05 17:20:00 to 03-JUL-05 17:20:00 (CST)
Location: TAMPA
Magnitude: 61 EG
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Downed 4-inch diameter limbs.

Hail in SEDGWICK, KANSAS
From 03-JUL-05 18:40:00 to 03-JUL-05 18:40:00 (CST)
Location: WICHITA
Magnitude: 1.00 
Reported by: NWS EMPLOYEE(OFF DUTY)

Occurred at NWS Forecast Office, Mid-Continent Airport.

Thunderstorm Wind in SEDGWICK, KANSAS
From 03-JUL-05 18:45:00 to 03-JUL-05 18:45:00 (CST)
Location: WICHITA
Magnitude: 61 EG
Property damage: 1K
Reported by: NWS EMPLOYEE(OFF DUTY)

Downed trees and fences in West Wichita near 119th St. W./West Central intersection.

Thunderstorm Wind in KINGMAN, KANSAS
From 03-JUL-05 17:47:00 to 03-JUL-05 17:47:00 (CST)
Location: CLEVELAND
Magnitude: 52 EG
Property damage: 5K
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Downed limbs and power lines.

Thunderstorm Wind in SEDGWICK, KANSAS
From 03-JUL-05 17:55:00 to 03-JUL-05 17:55:00 (CST)
Location: COLWICH
Magnitude: 74 EG
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO

Damage?

Thunderstorm Wind in SEDGWICK, KANSAS
From 03-JUL-05 18:05:00 to 03-JUL-05 18:05:00 (CST)
Location: ANDALE
Magnitude: 87 EG
Reported by: BROADCAST MEDIA

KFDI Radio mobile unit. Damage?

Thunderstorm Wind in SEDGWICK, KANSAS
From 03-JUL-05 18:06:00 to 03-JUL-05 18:06:00 (CST)
Location: PARK CITY
Magnitude: 61 EG
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Occurred at I-135/61st St. N. interchange.

Hail in SEDGWICK, KANSAS
From 03-JUL-05 18:05:00 to 03-JUL-05 18:05:00 (CST)
Location: ANDALE
Magnitude: 1.75 
Reported by: BROADCAST MEDIA

KFDI Radio mobile unit.

Thunderstorm Wind in SEDGWICK, KANSAS
From 03-JUL-05 18:11:00 to 03-JUL-05 18:11:00 (CST)
Location: MT HOPE
Magnitude: 52 EG
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Occurred on Highway K-96.

Flood in RENO, KANSAS
From 03-JUL-05 18:25:00 to 03-JUL-05 21:25:00 (CST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Yard flooded by 3-4 inches of rain in 1 hour.

Thunderstorm Wind in RENO, KANSAS
From 03-JUL-05 17:15:00 to 03-JUL-05 17:15:00 (CST)
Location: PRETTY PRAIRIE
Magnitude: 74 EG
Property damage: 50K
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

*Delayed report received at 1830.* Time of occurrence estimated between 1715 and 1730. Boat storage unit at Cheney Lake destroyed.

Thunderstorm Wind in RENO, KANSAS
From 03-JUL-05 16:22:00 to 03-JUL-05 16:22:00 (CST)
Location: ARLINGTON
Magnitude: 61 EG
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER

Tree and unspecified structural damage.

Hail in RENO, KANSAS
From 03-JUL-05 16:33:00 to 03-JUL-05 16:33:00 (CST)
Location: PARTRIDGE
Magnitude: 2.00 
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO

Damage?

Tornado in RENO, KANSAS
From 03-JUL-05 16:42:00 to 03-JUL-05 16:42:00 (CST)
Location: PRETTY PRAIRIE
Tornado F-scale: F0
Reported by: STORM CHASER

Brief event.

Hail in RENO, KANSAS
From 03-JUL-05 16:46:00 to 03-JUL-05 16:46:00 (CST)
Location: PARTRIDGE
Magnitude: 2.00 
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Damage?

Thunderstorm Wind in BARTON, KANSAS
From 03-JUL-05 13:49:00 to 03-JUL-05 13:49:00 (CST)
Location: ELLINWOOD
Magnitude: 61 EG
Property damage: 5K
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Occurred on west side of town. One large tree uprooted, falling onto house.

Hail in MCPHERSON, KANSAS
From 03-JUL-05 15:01:00 to 03-JUL-05 15:01:00 (CST)
Location: MC PHERSON
Magnitude: 2.00 
Reported by: STORM CHASER

Covered the ground.

Hail in MCPHERSON, KANSAS
From 03-JUL-05 15:01:00 to 03-JUL-05 15:01:00 (CST)
Location: INMAN
Magnitude: 4.00 
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER

Damage?